Number of Items and
Percent of Final Score and Time
Section I
Multiple Choice
Reading Analysis
65 Items
40%
80 min.
Section II
Free Response
3 prompts
60%
110 min.
Essay #1
Poetry Analysis: Analysis of a poem not on the required reading list, but may be by an author on the required reading list.
1 prompt
20%
30 min.
Essay #2
Thematic Analysis: Analysis of a specified work from the required reading list, OR Comparison of two specified works from the required reading list
1 prompt
20%
40 min.
Essay #3
Text Analysis: Analysis of an excerpt from a work on the required reading list, OR Analysis of critical commentary about a work on the required reading list
Percent of Final Score and Time
Analysis of a poem not on the required reading list, but may be by an author on the required reading list.
Analysis of a specified work from the required reading list, OR Comparison of two specified works from the required reading list
Analysis of an excerpt from a work on the required reading list, OR Analysis of critical commentary about a work on the required reading list